Dark Lady

The fortune queen of New OrleansWas brushing her cat in her black limousineOn the back seat were scratchesFrom the marks of menHer fortune she had wonCouldn't see through the tinted glassShe said, "Home James" and he hit the gasI followed her to some darkened roomShe took my money, she said,"I'll be with you soon"

[Chorus:]Dark lady laughed and dancedAnd lit the candles one by oneDanced to her gypsy musicTill her brew was doneDark lady played black magicTill the clock struck on the twelveShe told me more about meThan I knew myself

She dealt two cards, a queen and a threeAnd mumbled some wordsThat were so strange to meThen she turned up a two-eyed jackMy eyes saw red but the cardStill stayed blackShe said the man you love is secretly trueTo someone else who is very close to youMy advice is that you leave this placeNever come back and forgetYou ever saw my face

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So I ran home and crawled in my bedI couldn't sleepBecause of all the things she saidThen I remembered her strange perfumeAnd how I smelled it once in my own roomSo I sneaked backAnd caught her with my manLaughing and kissingTill they saw the gun in my handThe next thing I knewThey were dead on the floorDark lady would neverTurn a card up anymore